International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 48-61 , January 2009

Globalization and the price decline of illicit drugs

  • Cláudia Costa Storti

      Affiliations

    • European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Rua da Cruz de Santa Apolónia 23-25, PT-1149-045 Lisbon, Portugal
  • ,
  • Paul De Grauwe

      Affiliations

    • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Naamsestraat 69, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 20 April 2007 ,Revised 21 November 2007 ,Accepted 26 November 2007.

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PII: S0955-3959(07)00253-8

doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2007.11.016

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 48-61 , January 2009